Spartan recall: Service brakes, air
What is wrong
Spartan Motors USA (Spartan) is recalling certain model year 2004-2016 Gladiator tractor-drawn aerial emergency vehicles manufactured September 12, 2004, to September 30, 2015. The air brakes on these vehicles may have excessive actuation and release timing, lengthening the distance needed to stop the vehicle. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 121, "Air Brake Systems."
What could happen
If a longer distance is needed to stop the vehicle there would be an increased risk of a crash.
The fix
Spartan will notify owners, and dealers will repair the vehicles with a new 3/8" control line, free of charge. The recall began on August 15, 2016. Owners may contact Spartan customer service at 1-800-543-5008. Spartan's number for this recall is 16017.
Vehicles covered
- Spartan Gladiator 2004–2016
Facts
- NHTSA recall number
- 16V448000
- Type
- Vehicle
- Filed by
- Spartan Motors USA
- Reported to NHTSA
- Jun 20, 2016
- Owners notified
- Aug 15, 2016
- Vehicles or items affected
- 38
- Started by
- The manufacturer
- Built
- Sep 12, 2004 to Sep 30, 2015
- Part
- Service brakes, air
- Maker's own recall number
- 16017
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 121
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Other recalls for the same vehicles
- Spartan recall: Equipment Jun 9, 2021
- Spartan recall: Parking brake Apr 8, 2020
- Spartan recall: Parking brake Mar 20, 2020
- Spartan recall: Parking brake Mar 10, 2020
- Spartan recall: Service brakes Dec 30, 2019
- Spartan recall: Service brakes Dec 10, 2019
To check one car, enter its 17-character VIN on the official NHTSA page: a recall may cover only some vehicles of a model year.
Recall data: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Nebula is not affiliated with or endorsed by NHTSA.